Research
Ageing and Fatigue of Dynamic Elastomeric Seals
Funding source(s): | E.P.S.R.C. / Schlumberger Cambridge Research Ltd |
| Start: 01-10-2015 / End: 30-09-2020 |
Directly incurred staff: | Barnabas Shaw, Barnabas Shaw |
![A dynamic mud motor with a metal rotor and an HNBR stator](/content/research/projects/1275/images/Mud%20motor.jpg)
Dynamic seals such as those used in O&G drilling applications feature high strains, high strain rates, wide temperature ranges, contact with water and organic solvent mixes at large pressures. This project was to build a model to understand the behaviour of the elastomer materials found in mud motor stators.